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On some Australian beaches magic occurs twice a day. During ebb tides the water leaves behind a smooth sandy surface that slowly transforms. A few hours later that formerly flat plane contains millions of sand balls, so dense their sides touch.Lousy weather paves way for some unexpected funhttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150720__Lousy_weather_paves_way_for_some_unexpected_fun.html
Pancake Creek, Queensland, Australia » One good thing about crummy sailing weather is that it channels me to areas I might not otherwise visit. I had heard about this anchorage, but it's up a creek and that didn't match my vision of sailing the Great Barrier Reef.Atoll's abundant wildlife, towering trees worth a visithttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150713_Atolls_abundant_wildlife_towering_trees_worth_a_visit.html
Lady Musgrave Atoll, Great Barrier Reef, Australia >> Last week Craig and I sailed to this atoll, 50 miles offshore from Bundaberg.Australian darters hunt by stalking and stabbinghttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150629__Australian_darters_hunt_by_stalking_and_stabbing.html
Burnett River, Australia » It's all well and good to have a sailboat in Australia and talk about sailing the Great Barrier Reef. It's another thing to actually do it.Saving Great Barrier Reef has been an uphill battlehttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150622_Saving_Great_Barrier_Reef_has_been_an_uphill_battle.html
Bundaberg, Australia » My co-captain, Craig, and I flew Down Under last weekend to collect our 37-foot ketch, Honu, which we stored here in October. We have a month to explore some of the 900 islands and 3,000 coral banks that make up the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.Man and fish die in fight between apex predatorshttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150615__Man_and_fish_die_in_fight_between_apex_predators.html
A swordfish recently killed angler and charter boat captain Randy Llanes in the Big Island's Hono­ko­hau Harbor. After the fish entered the anchorage — an unusual occurrence because swordfish live far offshore, Randy jumped into the water and speared it. The fish got tangled in an anchor line and in its death throes stabbed Randy in the chest.If fish's spikes don't get you, its razor-sharp teeth mighthttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150608__If_fishs_spikes_dont_get_you_its_razor-sharp_teeth_might.html
A photo arrived in my inbox recently with a note from Kane­ohe reader Richard, whose friend Kimberley found an object on Wai­anae's Maili Beach that baffled them both. Richard wondered whether I knew what it was.Size of tusks determines walruses’ pecking orderhttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150601_Size_of_tusks_determines_walruses_pecking_order.html
Last week, I received an unsigned email from someone who’s been watching walruses via a live stream (808ne.ws/1BAGACw) from Alaska’s Round Island.Mantis shrimp look fragile but pack a powerful punchhttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150525__Mantis_shrimp_look_fragile_but_pack_a_powerful_punch.html
Some years ago, I sailed to Australia's Lizard Island, where researchers kindly allowed me to wander around their laboratory on my own. One day I found, kind of sitting up in a white cup, a 4-inch-long creature in a clown suit.Ribbon worm's star turn shows its dynamic rangehttp://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20150518_Ribbon_worms_star_turn_shows_its_dynamic_range.html
A friend sent the link youtu.be/iF_-BhWcX3g with a note: "This worm is trending on YouTube. Have you seen it?"